TRITON-It's the largest of Neptune's 13 moons. It's
the only large moon in our solar system that orbits
in the opposite direction of it's planet, called Retrograde
orbit.
COMPOSITION
Core Composition:
Composed of liquid rock
Surface composition:
Ice, rock,and hydrogen
ATMOSPHERE
Major gases:
Helium and hydrogen
Minor gases:
Methane
SURFACE CONDITION
Wind speeds:
600 mps
Temperature ranges:
-346 degrees fahrenheit
Surface pressure:
N/A
Weather:
High winds, precipitation, and ice water
Water:
solid, liquid, and gas
Exploration:
Voyager 2 passed by Neptune on August 23, 2009
Habitability:
You would suffocate, or the winds would destroy you.
Future Human Travel:
No place to land, way too cold , and you would freeze
to death.
Terraforming:
What modifications would be needed for humans to live on this planet:
There is no possible way to live on Neptune,
it has no surface, and it is too cold and too dark
Cool Facts:
How much would you weigh on your planet?
Multiply you weight by 1.18
Interesting Facts:
Neptune suffers the most violent weather in the solar system
The blue color of the planet is due to the absorption of the red light by methane in the atmosphere
The orbital speed at Neptune is 5.4 miles per second
Neptune
Describe how the planet got its name:
Named after the roman god of the sea because ofits bluish color
Who discovered your planet?
John Couch Adams and Urban Jean Le VerrierWhen did they discover your planet?
September 23, 1846How did they discover your planet?
Using mathematicsWhere did they discover your planet?
The Berlin ObservatoryDISTANCES
Order from the sun:
8 planets from the sunDistance from the sun:
2.82 billion milesDistance from the earth:
2.68 billion milesPLANET MEASUREMENTS
Mass:
About 1.02 times 1026 kgVolume:
6.254 times 1013 km^3ORBIT AND ROTATION
Number of days to orbit around the sun:
60910 daysPerihelion (How close does it get to the sun?):
2.77 billion milesEquatorial Circumference:
96,683 milesMean Density:
1.638 cm^3Gravity:
N/AAphelion (How far does it get from the sun?):
2.8 billion milesLength of one day:
16 Hrs and 6.7 minPlanet appearance:
Neptune has a blue outer appearance, it is very cold.If you tried to walk on it,you would fall straight through it,
and it's soft like water
RINGS
Number of rings:
3 main rings, Adam's rings, Le Verrier, and GalleRing composition:
N/ARings color:
TransparentSATELLITES/MOONS
Satellites:
Voyager 2Moons:
Despina, Galetea, Larissa, Naid, Nereid, Proteus,Thalassa, Trition
Brief description of a moon:
TRITON-It's the largest of Neptune's 13 moons. It'sthe only large moon in our solar system that orbits
in the opposite direction of it's planet, called Retrograde
orbit.
COMPOSITION
Core Composition:
Composed of liquid rockSurface composition:
Ice, rock,and hydrogenATMOSPHERE
Major gases:
Helium and hydrogenMinor gases:
MethaneSURFACE CONDITION
Wind speeds:
600 mpsTemperature ranges:
-346 degrees fahrenheitSurface pressure:
N/AWeather:
High winds, precipitation, and ice waterWater:
solid, liquid, and gasExploration:
Voyager 2 passed by Neptune on August 23, 2009Habitability:
You would suffocate, or the winds would destroy you.Future Human Travel:
No place to land, way too cold , and you would freezeto death.
Terraforming:
What modifications would be needed for humans to live
on this planet:
There is no possible way to live on Neptune,
it has no surface, and it is too cold and too dark
Cool Facts:
How much would you weigh on your planet?Multiply you weight by 1.18
Interesting Facts:
References
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